Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - motte and bailey
Lynally Glebe, County Offaly, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lynally Glebe
- County
- Offaly
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Lynally Moat
- Coordinates
- 53.26406, -7.55521
- SMR number
- OF016-032001-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Located on a slight N-S ridge in low lying terrain with church and graveyard (OF016-031001/002-) to the N. Large flat topped circular mound (max. diam c. 38m at base, c. 16m top diam ; H 5m) which has a rectangular shaped depression on top measuring 1.5m deep. This depression is enclosed by the grass covered wall footings of a building of unknown date. The walls of this building measure approx. 1m thick and may have belonged to the site of a medieval tower house. This rectangular building measures 10.5m E-W by 9.5m N-S. Evidence of a wide fosse enclosing the base of the motte at N only. Possible raised bailey area to the N between the motte and the nearby church (SMR 16:31). Modern road intercepts the base of the motte at S.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 23 May 2011
Nearby in the register
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Moundunder 1 mi
- Cross-slabunder 1 mi
- Cross-slabunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.